ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122857
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 June 2011 |
| Time: | c. 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan Rangers |
| Registration: | 2025 |
| MSN: | 52025(?) |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sindh River near Layyah, Eastern Pakistan -
 Pakistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| Multan Air Base (OPMT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A military helicopter with the head of the provincial paramilitary force on board crashed into Sindh River near Layyah, eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, a military official said.
Another official said the helicopter was flying in bad weather, adding that the cause of the crash was being investigated
Four people were killed. Those killed included the director general of paramilitary Punjab Rangers, Major General Muhammad Nawaz and his son, pilot and technician.
Sources:
http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/four-feared-dead-as-chopper-of-pak-rangers-crashes-into-river_710166.html
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/53430-DG-Rangers-son-among-4-killed-in-copter-crash
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1809998/World.News/Pakistan.military.helicopter.crashes.two.dead
http://twocircles.net/2011jun01/five_killed_pakistan_helicopter_crash.html
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/6/7/4/1677476.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2011 03:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Jun-2011 04:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2011 05:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2011 07:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2011 19:32 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2011 23:41 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2011 09:06 | Abbas Ali | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2011 23:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Jun-2011 10:20 | Jos Stevens | Updated [Cn] |
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